Introduction to Laptops

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Participants will fill out a checklist, noting all the tasks they completed in the workshop, and bookmark a high-quality education Web site to use in classroom instruction.





Workshop Agenda

    • Introduction
    • Pulse Activity: Caring for Your Laptop
    • Activity: Overview of the Laptop
    • Activity: Setting Up Your Laptop
    • Activity: Introducing the Touchpad
    • Activity: Configuring the Start Menu and Desktop
    • Activity: Windows Applications and Accessories
    • Activity: Laptop Accessories
    • Optional Activity: Connecting to the Internet from Home
    • Activity: Where to Go for Help
    • Activity: Effective Classroom-Management Strategies for Technology Integration
    • Activity: How Educators Can Search the Internet
    • Activity: Finding High-Quality Internet Resources
    • Activity: Bookmarking Sites
    • Final Discussion and Next Steps
    • Wrap-Up and Questionnaire
    • Activity: Shutting Down Your Laptop


Dr. Mark Jamison - Mark.Jamison@Pearson.com
Mark Hudson - Mark_S_Hudson@Dell.com

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